Sandy Schaefer
Expertise
Star Wars, Animation, Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Sandy has seen the Ewok movies multiple times and can tell you why they're Good, Actually.
- Sandy keeps replicas of Gonzo the Great and the Crystal of Truth on their work desk.
- One time they passed by George R.R. Martin in a hallway (he was short).
Experience
Sandy has worked as a professional writer and editor since the late 2000s. They got their start writing about film history for Examiner before becoming a staff writer and, eventually, an editor at Screen Rant in 2010. Sandy has also written about comic books, films, and television at Comic Book Resources. They joined /Film in 2021.
Education
Sandy holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Utah. They also studied film and media while writing for the Arts and Entertainment section of The Daily Utah Chronicle.
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Stories By Sandy Schaefer
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Like The Last of Us, the Fallout TV show will examine the ways class tensions and morality evolve in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by monsters.
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Between animated sequels, DC films, and Zack Snyder tentpoles, there's a whole lot to check out on Netflix in December 2023.
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A sequel to The Blackening is officially in development and will emulate the approach of franchises like Scream and Scary Movie.
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Ahsoka head writer Dave Filoni intentionally left it unclear whether that was the real Anakin that Ahsoka encountered in the World Between Worlds.
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The Witch director Robert Eggers is getting back to his roots with his Nosferatu remake, which he says will be a properly scary, Gothic horror affair.
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David Fincher's decidedly un-festive assassin flick The Killer got knocked from the top spot on Netflix by the winter holiday comedy Best. Christmas. Ever!
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After some stop-and-go progress, Labyrinth 2 began moving forward under the direction of Scott Derrickson. Here's the latest on that front from the filmmaker.
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Real-life forensic anthropologist, professor, and novelist Kathy Reichs heavily inspired Bones, including an amusing scene from the show's pilot.
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Sony's Madame Web looks pretty terrible, but at least the trailer for the Spider-Man spinoff film has provided us with a hilarious new meme.
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Did you think Disney was just gonna let the Frozen franchise go? The studio is now confirmed to be developing both Frozen 3 and Frozen 4 at the same time.
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The financial incentive was always there to make the sequel, but it took Ridley Scott a long time to settle on the right approach to (and star for) Gladiator 2.
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/Film is giving away The Twilight Saga 15th Anniversary SteelBook Collection 4K Ultra HD for free. Click here and find out how you can win.
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Ginger and Rocky face off against their old nemesis, Mrs. Tweedy, in the trailer for Netflix and Aardman's animated sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
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Daredevil: Born Again directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead and currently up to their necks in homework as they prepare to overhaul the Disney+ MCU series.
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Crappy people online are throwing The Marvels director Nia DaCosta under the bus for the film's disappointing box office, but that's objectively inaccurate.
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Marvel only has a single MCU film scheduled for 2024, making it the perfect time for the House of Idea to finally reverse its continuing decline.
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Will Paimon and his followers ride again? Ari Aster has teased that he knows what would happen in Hereditary 2, should he ever decide to make it.
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Tamara Taylor's Camille 'Cam' Saroyan was originally supposed to die partway through Bones season 2, but the show's crew (and fans) just loved her too much.
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Hey! Listen! Here's everything we know about Nintendo and Sony's upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie adaptation so far.
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2023 has been a rough year for the MCU, but does The Marvels end things on a high note? Here's what critics and fans are saying about the film.
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The Marvels is far more than just a sequel to Captain Marvel, so allow us to bring you up to speed on what's been happening in the MCU lately.
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With Napoleon Dynamite coming up on its 20th anniversary, what are the odds of Jared Hess' cult hit getting a sequel? Here's everything we know.
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There's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it Easter egg in the final trailer for The Marvels that suggests the X-Men may be coming to the MCU sooner than expected.
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Want to watch Alan Ritchson lay the smackdown on the bad people of the world as Jack Reacher? Here's how you can check out Reacher seasons 1 and 2.
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At a certain point, even The Marvels director Nia DaCosta realized she had to give up trying to make the MCU film work as a standalone story.
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Hugh Jackman's days of training boxing robots might not be over after all, should Real Steel 2 finally come together. Here's what we know at the moment.
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Audiences have a whole lot of Burning Love for Disney's animated film Lilo & Stitch, but what's going on with the live-action remake? Here's the latest.